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Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Climate Change and Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the devastating effects climate change is having on Florida's coral reef ecosystems.
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Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Meomi: The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef", written by Meomi. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Snorkeling Great Barrier Reef: Number: Count to 20 and Comparison

For Students K - 1st Standards
Go snorkeling with Bill in the Great Barrier Reef and help him with some numbers in the sea!
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NOAA

Noaa: About Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about coral reefs.
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The Coral Reef Alliance: Why Should I Care?

For Students 9th - 10th
Five reasons are given in this brief site that illuminates why we should care if coral reefs survive in our world.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Coral Reef Biome

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the coral reef biome. Much of ocean life lives in this important aquatic ecosystem.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:city in the Sea: Defending Coral Reefs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research current threats to coral reefs around the world. Write letters to conservation organizations urging support for coral reef protection.
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Texas A&M University

Ocean World: Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that coral is actually an animal? This site uncovers information on these sea creatures as well as provides links to other coral reef sites.
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Bagheera

Bagheera: Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the coral reefs as a fragile and endangered ecosystem. Content includes a focus on the causes of endangerment and efforts to conserve these robust habitats.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Corals and Coral Reefs

For Students 5th - 8th
Discover interesting facts about coral reefs and what corals eat.
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PBS

Nova: Build an Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the development of a type of coral reef known as an atoll. A series of animations show you how an atoll can develop from a volcanic island.
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Texas A&M University

Ocean World: Bringing the Ocean to the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource for students and teachers to see information on icebergs, fisheries, coral reefs, waves, currents and more. Provides teachers with learning activities. Has its own ask-an-expert site (Ask Dr. Bob), and provides real-time...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Great Barrier Reef: Shapes: 3 D Objects & Position

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Join Mel and Alba and find out more about 3D shapes and the position of objects.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Great Barrier Reef: Time

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Nina is camping on the beach. Can you help her decide what time it is?
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Great Barrier Reef: Subtraction

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Aiden is spending the day at the beach. Want to join him?
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Reef by Edith Wharton

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel The Reef by Edith Wharton. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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NOAA

Noaa: Restoration of Coral Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
The Coral Reef Restoration Center provides reasons why coral reefs are being destroyed, current or recent restoration activities, and future restoration efforts.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Beneath the Surface and in Deep Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Rattner's article, "Coral Reefs: Beneath the Surface and In Deep Water" focuses on the wide variety and types of life found on the coral reefs. Several of the types of life discusses include dusky damselfish, fanworm, basslets,...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Beautiful Math of Coral

For Students 9th - 10th
A science writer re-creates the creatures of the coral reefs using a technique invented by a mathematician- simultaneously celebrating the amazements of the reef and deep-diving into the hyperbolic underpinnings of coral creation. [15:32]
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Read Works

Read Works: Coral Reef Goes Digital

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Great Barrier Reef

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the The Great Barrier ReefThis passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This page features a taxonomic list of the stony corals(with pictures) observed by the Coral Reef/ Hardbottom Monitoring Project in the Florida Key's National Marine Sanctuary. Site features a toolbar with the latest news in marine...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Bahamas: Creatures of the Reefs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Biologist Paula Mikkelsen, who studies mollusks among the coral reefs in the beautiful waters of the Bahamas, explains her work.
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Glover's Reef Marine Reserve

For Students 9th - 10th
This Glover's Reef Marine Reserve site gives information one of Belize's marine reserves. It discusses all aspects of the reserve including why it is necessary and what types of wildlife and plants live there. This site offers links to...

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